Thermal shielding of a reentry vehicle by ultra-high-temperature ceramic materials

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 500-506

  Monti, Rodolfo ^a,b,c   De Stefano Fumo, Mario ^a,b,c   Savino, Raffaele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b LG Napolitano ^*  (Italy)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FUSELAGES; HEAT SHIELDING; MANEUVERABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WINGS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; NOSE STRUCTURE; SPHERE-CONE; SURFACE CATALYSIS;

REENTRY;

AERODYNAMICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FUSELAGES; HEAT SHIELDING; MANEUVERABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REENTRY; WINGS;

EID: 33747053695     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.17947     Document Type: Article

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